Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

"Nothing much, just speculating about some things, and by the way..."

Tomat stopped, raised his right hand above his head, opened his palm, and a dim light gradually emerged in his palm.

"Clean up the battlefield."

As soon as he finished speaking, a straight beam of light instantly rose from his palm into the sky, then spread out like a blooming flower into a large area of ​​tiny impacts. After reaching a certain height, it suddenly changed direction and struck the ground.

The group, who had paused their attack due to the sudden flash of light, witnessed the rapidly falling light precisely strike each of the remaining mutants.

After a deafening roar and an explosion that, while not overly dramatic, just enough to engulf them, all the aberrations vanished from the battlefield.

"It took a while to lock onto the target."

Tomat turned around and said to Pigal, whose spear had fallen to the ground.

Weapons? Originium Arts?

It's no longer meaningful to investigate what exactly happened. As a result of the attack, it's enough to leave witnesses with no room for amazement, only astonishment that such an individual is now standing on the same side as them as an "ally."

"You could have made your move sooner."

The Rhodes Island operators were already used to this kind of scene.

Franka, having sheathed her weapon, complained about Tomat's earlier inaction, making the guards break out in a cold sweat because of her manner of speaking.

Even though they both demonstrated excellent combat capabilities in previous conflicts, the actual gap between them was still clearly visible.

"If we don't make any preparations, I'm afraid we'll blow up the whole place. This isn't land, it's a desert. If we trigger an earthquake, it wouldn't be surprising if the town were swallowed up by quicksand."

Contrary to what outsiders had feared, Tomat did not express any dissatisfaction with Franka's manner of speaking. Instead, he said with a hint of regret:

"It looks like he escaped. We don't know his hideout, so there's no way to catch him. He's killed all the survivors who knew about it."

Although the guards and operators were the ones who eliminated the mutants, they were no longer human the moment they transformed. What truly led them to their deaths was that mad scholar.

The battle came to an end, but even those who had listened felt no joy of victory.

Tomat's words caused them much worry.

The culprit is still alive, so it's too early to say it's over.

Since he can turn any creature into a mutant, and the desert is full of hordes of infected creatures.

It's only a matter of time before they make a comeback.

We can't just kill all the infected creatures before he does, leaving him with no materials to use.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Tomat thought for a moment and continued:

"That's the bad news. I have one more thing to say..."

"good news?"

"Even worse news."

His harsh words immediately extinguished the glimmer of hope that had risen in the hearts of the others. Thomas made no attempt to hide anything, nor did he consider how many people could understand his meaning, and said:

"That guy seems to have collected some of my cell samples, though they were just some skin flakes."

The guards, who usually practiced swords and spears, did not understand what these words meant. As for Pigal, the lord, he also spent most of his time honing his martial arts skills, so he did not understand what they represented.

Only the Rhodes Island operators and a few members of Rainbow Squad looked at each other in bewilderment after hearing this.

"Don't tell me Levy can create a monster as outrageous as you using your cells. Isn't he a nuclear physicist?"

Blitzkrieg immediately thought of topics like cloning. Perhaps such a concept would be far-fetched in the usual world, but based on his experiences recently, even if such a thing were to happen, he wouldn't question it too much.

"There's no need to worry too much about that, otherwise Rhodes Island would have already conquered the world, wouldn't it?"

As he said this, Tomat deliberately looked at the rangers and the others.

Cell sampling is something that Rhodes Island has done many times, even as part of routine medical checkups, and it has a large number of outstanding biologists. However, judging from the current situation, the situation that Blitzkrieg is worried about is unlikely to happen in the Sargon region, because the remaining pieces of flesh left by Levi took away some skin flakes.

"Besides, Levy himself is still alive; it's just a matter of whether he can wake up."

Thomas added that on the other side, Pigal also summoned the guards to check on the condition of Levi, who had previously fainted.

Although the malformation's behavior suggests that the sarcoma resided in the dead body and caused mutations, Levy himself, based on previous contact, was still alive.

As a unique individual, Thomas was also unsure whether Levy had lost his value.

After explaining the situation to the operators who were still unaware of what was going on, the members of Rainbow Squad, led by Pigal, reunited with their "old acquaintance" Levi.

Levi, who was originally ordered by Pigal to be imprisoned in the royal prison when the aberrations attacked the gate, is now in the same prison.

Imprisoned here are also the mercenaries who besieged the royal palace earlier, and Druitch, who was brought by Levi as a symbol of surrender.

Unfortunately, the former failed to divulge any useful information even under torture, while the latter remained unconscious.

Are you sure he's still alive?

Even though the guards have straightened Levi's broken limbs, it is obvious to outsiders that the limp limbs have suffered fractures.

This is especially true for Rhodes Island operators and Rainbow Squad members who are skilled in combat.

"He's still breathing, so he's probably not dead, but he must be in a lot of pain."

Thomas, completely oblivious to being the culprit, looked at the guard who was already waiting with a bucket of water and continued to ask:

"Let's see who wakes up first."

[Event] Originium Dust Operation: Chapter 21 The Big One Is Coming

Whoosh!

The strangely smelled "water" was poured unceremoniously onto the middle-aged, wrinkled face of the Levina man.

He shuddered violently on the hard wooden chair, his broken limbs swaying like a puppet with its strings cut. Then, he struggled to shake his water-soaked head, opened his eyes (which were no longer covered by glasses), and tried to make out the blurry scene in his vision.

"Who's so bold as to use this water... What is this stuff? It stinks!"

When Levi first awoke, his words, spoken in response to his sudden ordeal, were in a language unknown to anyone in Terra.

Fortunately, the members of Rainbow Squad who were monitoring the situation were very familiar with this language.

"This smell... ugh, I'm going to get some fresh air. You guys can take care of the rest."

Thomas's voice rang out, and Levi saw a blurry figure pinching his nose and leaving from the crowd that was now standing in front of him.

Clean water is a precious resource in Sargon, so what was poured over Levi's head was not something luxurious.

But whatever it was, the taste was too strong for Tomat.

"Don't worry, we are professionals."

A young male voice rang out; it wasn't very familiar to Levy, but he remembered hearing it somewhere before.

"Oh, right, Levita just said, 'This tastes good, pour it on me a few more times.'"

This voice belonged to Swift, who was acting as the translator.

At that moment, he was explaining the impractical translation to Pigal in Sargon.

"Stop playing around, Kuz."

Ash patted Flash on the shoulder and walked out of another dungeon cell, followed by Doctor Miarro.

“My lady… no, my lord, Dr. Miarro has examined your brother and found traces of an injection on the back of his neck.”

"Just call me Pigal, no need to be so formal."

Upon hearing about her brother's condition, Pigal's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly, but she immediately closed them tightly. After a brief pause, she asked Mialo:

"How is the situation?"

"The person who administered the injection was very skillful. Without harming his life or causing an acute infection, they injected him with a liquid containing Originium components. Infecting him so close to the head, the chances of him waking up are extremely slim..."

Miyaluo wasn't very familiar with the conflict between Pigal and his sister. At this moment, he was in the mood to announce to his family that a member of the family had been infected, so his tone still carried a hint of condolence.

"...He brought this on himself."

But when Pigal was faced with his brother's tragic end, he uttered only three seemingly heartless words.

Because he doesn't deserve any sympathy.

Even if there was still the slightest bit of compassion as a blood relative, Pigar had long been mentally prepared.

Levy's defection clearly betrayed Druci, his employer.

To keep him alive while preventing him from exposing his lies, the only option is to turn him into a mute cripple.

Pigal is capable of making this level of causal inference.

"Isolate and detain him. Notify me when he wakes up. If he dies, handle him according to routine procedures. Don't let him infect others."

After the order was given, the guards, dressed in full protective gear, led Druitch away from the dungeon, and now, things were finally getting down to business.

"Oh, my lady, although you may seem a bit cold-hearted as a sister, you've certainly done your duty as a lord..."

"shut up!"

The sound of fists striking flesh echoed through the dungeon. Levi, along with the chair he was bound to, was knocked to the ground, a dent appearing on his cheek where bloodstains were visible.

This was a very restrained strike from Pigal, because if she wanted to, she could have smashed his entire head with a single punch.

"Heh heh... You're just as savage and stupid as your brother, the only difference is your brute strength."

If we say that when Levy worked with Druci in the past, no matter what he said in his native language, Druci could not understand him.

But now, every word he says is translated in real time.

Blitzkrieg continued to relay Levy's message to the group, while Pigal had already stepped forward, grabbed the other man by the collar, and was preparing to deliver the next punch.

“Miss Pigal, I think it would be better to get him to reveal the location of the stronghold as soon as possible.”

Ash spoke up to stop him, but not out of humanitarian spirit to prevent Pigal from violently torturing him. In fact, if she could, she herself would like to give Levi a good beating.

They were sent here and subjected to dangerous and perverse experiments, even using living people as experimental subjects...

She also understood why, during previous missions, the higher-ups had specifically instructed the operatives not to pursue the matter even if the enemy was killed.

“If you don’t mind, I can help him get him to give you the information you need.”

The only Rhodes Island operators left in the dungeon are Schwarz and Ranger; Thomas had returned to the surface earlier because he couldn't stand the smell.

The man who spoke these words was calm, not only seeking advice from Lord Pigal, but also asking the forest ranger, who was leading the group, if he agreed.